Cheng Dalei and Baili Sheng walked into the lobby of the Ministry of Rites together, and the officials they met along the way looked sideways. On the one hand, everyone was somewhat curious about Cheng Dalei. They had only heard about him, but had never seen his true face in Lushan. On the other hand, everyone was curious about Cheng Dalei.
, everyone was also shocked by Bailisheng's attitude towards Cheng Dalei.
It turns out that the two of them have such a good relationship.
Bailisheng's attitude represents the attitude of today's emperor. In this way, officials of all sizes did not dare to show any disrespect to Cheng Dalei and met his requests cautiously.
He quickly arranged a place for Cheng Dalei to live, and Bailisheng also offered to send Cheng Dalei ten beautiful family members to serve Cheng Dalei at any time.
"Hey, I'm here with a girl. Besides, I have official duties, so it's more important to share your Majesty's worries." Who knows if there are spies among the people you sent, or if all ten of them are spies.
"Master Cheng's work is really admirable. If there are more ministers like you, His Majesty can rest easy." If there are more Cheng Dalei, I don't know how chaotic the empire will be.
"Same, same." Cheng Dalei cupped his hands: "What about Song Bokang?"
Baili Sheng raised his head and said: "On August 15th, I will be beheaded in front of the vassal kings of the world, and your majesty will personally supervise the beheading."
Cheng Dalei understood the murderous intent in Baili Sheng's eyes. This murderous intent was not only for Song Bokang, but also for himself. It seemed that Liangzhou Liangzi had not given up in his heart.
"That's really satisfying." Cheng Dalei chuckled, "You can kill Song Bokang, but if you want my head, try it."
When Cheng Dalei first came to Beijing, no one cared about him. It was Baili Sheng who was particularly fond of him. Nowadays, Baili Sheng specially chose a large house for him, which was considered one of the best among all the vassal kings. Although that
The ten beautiful concubines were not delivered, but they were still served by servants.
These pairs of eyes are always watching Cheng Dalei's every move, and then report it to the people behind them.
There is still some time before August 15th, and the vassal kings from all over the country have entered the capital one after another, but not everyone has arrived yet. Cheng Dalei is waiting for the official day of August 15th, when the time comes, he will first kill Song Bokang and then make him king.
Xu Shenji was a little bored: "Master, how about Liu Facai and I go out for a walk and finally come to Chang'an."
"Go." Cheng Dalei was basking in the sun under the eaves: "If someone kidnaps you, I don't care about ransoming you."
"Well, under the emperor's feet, it shouldn't be that bad."
"Why not be at the feet of the emperor?" Cheng Dalei smiled. How many people in the empire still take being the emperor seriously?
The maid served to refill Cheng Dalei's water. Cheng Dalei raised his head and smiled at her, only to find that her face was pale and her wrists were trembling.
Cheng Dalei touched his nose and thought to himself: Am I that scary?
After all, he is notorious, especially among civilized people under the emperor's feet. When children hear Cheng Dalei's name, they dare not cry loudly. They all think that he is a man-eating demon king and a lustful hungry ghost. When these maids and servants were sent here
, everyone felt like they were mourning for their heir, and one person even fainted from fear on the spot.
Chang'an City has been very lively recently. Not long after Cheng Dalei checked in, two people came to the city gate.
Chen Meng was still carrying two axes and leading the spotted horse. Beside him was another person, who was in his early forties, with a dark and purple face, and a big ax on the horse's back.
The city gate defenders immediately came forward to greet them. Ordinary people were not qualified to carry weapons. As the saying goes, an inch of armor is dangerous, especially since Chang'an City was at the feet of the emperor. Anyone who dared to bring weapons privately, the city gate defenders had the power to immediately arrest them.
Of course, this is just for ordinary people. Seeing that the two of them carried weapons on their bodies and did not do anything to hide them, I knew they were not ordinary people.
The defenders stepped forward to greet him, and first clasped their fists and said hello. Chen Meng took out his token and waved it in front of him, without even greeting him. When the defenders saw him, they found out that he was the son of the lord of Pingye City, and they immediately
Making way for a road, the two of them entered the city in a big way.
Following closely behind him, there was a wealthy man from the world. He knew that Chang'an City would be very lively this time when the vassal king came to the capital. So he wanted to try his luck, learn literary and martial arts, and bring goods to the emperor's family, and he would be lucky.
He was attracted by a certain vassal king, and from then on he became a general and a prime minister.
He himself also knew the rules of Chang'an City, and deliberately hid his simple sword. Seeing Chen Meng and the others entering the city blatantly, he thought that the rules were not very strict, so he walked forward carelessly.
Unexpectedly, he was spotted by the city gate defender at a glance. The other party's face sank: "He's here, he's been arrested."
"Hey, why?"
The hero was so excited that he thought he could tell the truth to the defenders or pick up a sword and fight, but he found that more than ten defenders had surrounded him.
"Fuck you, I'm done with this."
The big man roared, grabbed his knife and tried his best to open a way, broke out of the defenders' encirclement, and made up his mind that he would never enter Chang'an City again.
The purple-faced man rested at a tea stall on the roadside. Chen Meng was not beside him. Not long after, Chen Meng came back and sat down next to him.
"I've inquired carefully. I already know where Cheng Dalei lives."
The purple-faced man cherished his words as if they were gold: "Drink tea, come over and have a look later."
"Um."
Chen Meng nodded heavily. This purple-faced man was his mentor. When he was young, he wandered in the world. Later, he was chased by his enemies. It was Chen Bazu who came to rescue him, so he stayed in Pingye City. About him
No one knows his origins, and no one even knows his name. Chen Meng has always treated him as his master.
"Master, that man named Cheng has great kung fu. My disciple has fought against him. He is not just a person with false reputation."
The unknown man nodded, but then shook his head: "You were born with supernatural powers. This is your destiny. From what I have learned to this day, there are only a handful of people who can defeat you with an axe. However, you have never really fought with anyone, so you are at a disadvantage.
You have no experience. After this defeat, it may not be a bad thing for you."
"This time I have to rely on the master to take action and show Cheng Dalei how powerful he is. The master has been anonymous in the house for so many years, so it's time for the world to know about it."
The purple-faced man let out a long sigh. With his martial arts skills, he thought he would rarely meet an opponent, but he had not been born for ten years just to repay his kindness. This time he came to Chang'an to challenge Cheng Dalei, firstly to make his apprentice angry, and secondly to make a name for himself.
Who wants to be a little teacher in a city lord's palace when he can be the commander of an army with millions of soldiers on the battlefield?
"However, Cheng Dalei's residence is guarded by officers and soldiers, so it's not easy to get him to challenge." The purple-faced man frowned.
"Hey, who is this? What a coincidence, we met here."
The two were talking when they suddenly heard a harsh voice. Chen Meng raised his head and saw Cheng Dalei's big face in front of him.
Cheng Dalei was not polite at all. He led Xu Shenji and Liu Facai to sit down and went to greet the boss.